
Kenji Misumi
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- March 2, 1921
- Died
- September 24, 1975 (aged 54)
- Birthplace
- Kyoto, Japan
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kenji Misumi (三隅 研次 Misumi Kenji) (2 March 1921, Kyoto, Japan - 24 September 1975) was a notable Japanese film director. He created films such as Lone Wolf and Cub and the initial film in the long-running Zatoichi (座頭市, Zatōichi) series. He died at age 53. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kenji Misumi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx

Shogun Assassin

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades

The Tale of Zatoichi

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons

Return of Giant Majin

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

Samaritan Zatoichi
Filmography

Secret Letter of the Crescent Moon
Movie · Director

Shogun Assassin
Movie · Director

Bounty Hunter
TV · Director · 12 eps

Priest of Darkness
TV · Director · 3 eps

The Last Samurai
Movie · Director

Zatoichi Monogatari
TV · Director · 1 ep

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Movie · Director

Internal Sleuth
Movie · Director

Mute Samurai
TV · Director · 5 eps

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Movie · Director

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Movie · Director

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
Movie · Director

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
Movie · Director

Professional Killers
TV · Director · 6 eps

Kogarashi Monjiro
TV · Director · 1 ep

The Gift of the Fox
Movie · Director

The Woman Gambler's Iron Rule
Movie · Director

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
Movie · Director

The Angry Sword
Movie · Director

Devil's Temple
Movie · Director

The Magoichi Saga
Movie · Director

Samaritan Zatoichi
Movie · Director

The Two Bodyguards
Movie · Director

The Funeral Racket
Movie · Director

Zatoichi Challenged
Movie · Director

Shroud of Snow
Movie · Director

The Homely Sister
Movie · Director

The Sisters and I
Movie · Director

Return of Giant Majin
Movie · Director

Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy
Movie · Director

Dynamite Doctor
Movie · Director

The Virgin Witness
Movie · Director

Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi
Movie · Director

Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
Movie · Director

Sword Devil
Movie · Director

Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
Movie · Director

Life of Matsu the Untamed
Movie · Director

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
Movie · Director

Ken
Movie · Director

Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure
Movie · Director

On the Road Forever
Movie · Director

Shinsengumi Chronicles
Movie · Director

Ōkuma Shigenobu the great
Movie · Director

Maiko and the Assassin
Movie · Director

The Third Will
Movie · Director

The Tale of Zatoichi
Movie · Director

Destiny's Son
Movie · Director

The Demon of Sendai's Castle
Movie · Director

Her Hidden Past
Movie · Director

The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark
Movie · Director

Buddha
Movie · Director

What Price Love?
Movie · Director

Satan's Sword
Movie · Director

Satan's Sword II: The Dragon God
Movie · Director

Patterns of Love
Movie · Director

Princess Sen in Edo
Movie · Director

The Casebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Beautiful Spider
Movie · Director

The Ghost of Yotsuya
Movie · Director

Gambler and the Princess
Movie · Director

The Lord Pretends
Movie · Director

A Thousand Flying Cranes
Movie · Director

The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall
Movie · Director

Obsessive Snake
Movie · Director

Travels of Lord Mito
Movie · Director

Wearing a Long-Sleeved Kimono
Movie · Director

Freelance Samurai
Movie · Director

The Fiery Magistrate
Movie · Director

Gonpachi
Movie · Director

Asataro the Crow
Movie · Director

Flowery Brothers
Movie · Director

Ginji of the Seven Faces
Movie · Director

The Shadow That Kills the Moon
Movie · Director

The Rust Cleaner Sings
Movie · Director

Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot
Movie · Director

The Tale of Genji
Movie · Assistant Director